CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JULY 14, 2026
THE DEATH OF SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM LAST WEEKEND SHOCKED WASHINGTON AND REVERBERATED AROUND THE WORLD.
THOSE WERE PARTS OF TWO SENTENCES IN MANY TV AND NEWSPAPER REPORTS. MY QUESTION IS: WHY SHOULD ANYONE BE SHOCKED? IT IS APPOINTED UNTO MAN ONCE TO DIE AND AFTER THAT THE JUDGMENT, SAY THE SCRIPTURES. WE LIKE TO DENY DEATH BECAUSE TOO MANY OF US FEAR IT. BILLY GRAHAM ONCE TOLD ME HE DIDN’T FEAR DEATH. IN FACT, HE SAID, WE WELCOMED IT BECAUSE IT IS THE DOOR THAT OPENS HEAVEN.
THE MEDIA ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF DEATH. I WANT THEM TO SAY THE CAUSE OF MY DEATH WHEN IT COMES IS SIN. REGARDLESS OF WHAT CAUSES MY BODY TO DIE, THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS SIN. GOD WARNED OUR FIRST PARENTS THEY WOULD DIE IF THEY ATE FROM THE TREE THAT GAVE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. HE DIDN’T WANT US TO DIE. AND YET IN HIS LOVE FOR THOSE HUMANS HE CREATED HE PROVIDED A WAY OUT OF DEATH TO ETERNAL LIFE BECAUSE OF THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS ON A CROSS.
NO MATTER HOW MANY YEARS WE MAY SPEND ON THIS EARTH – AND LINDSEY GRAHAM SPENT SEVENTY-ONE YEARS HERE – WE MUST ALL FACE DEATH WHICH, AS NOTED BY TV PRODUCER MARTHA WILLIAMSON IS NOTHING TO FEAR, BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO PREPARE FOR. I’M CAL THOMAS.
